![]() ![]() Drew Garrett as Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky Jr.Judd Nelson as Rear Admiral Raymond A.Jade Willey as Ensign Norman Francis Vandivier.After one of the crew swims out to bring the obviously exhausted Ensign Ramsay to the Catalina, Bennett is, however, distraught that he was unable to rescue his friend, Vandivier. When the Catalina flying boat takes up station again, Lieutenant Bennett and his crew locate a survivor in the water. At the end of the second day of the battle, Keaney finally succumbs to his injuries and hypothermia Vandivier reluctantly pushes his crewmate away but ultimately Vandivier also succumbs to exposure. Despite the opposition from his operations officer, Captain Jim Browning, Spruance orders all lights on the carrier Task Force 16 to be turned on, helping some of his aircraft to limp home.Īmid the vast Pacific with days passing and the chance of rescue fading, the two men in the ocean are forced to face their own mortality. Spruance confers with his top officers in planning for the second day of the battle, knowing that his aircraft must again attack a superior foe.Īt the conclusion of the battle, the attacking US Navy aircraft are running low on fuel and desperate to find their carriers in the dark. While the human drama on the ocean continues, Rear Admiral R.A. The "misfit" crew of a Consolidated PBY Catalina led by Lieutenant Bennett are sent to search for survivors of the battle, including the downed Dauntless crew of Vandivier and Keaney. Losing fuel and forced to ditch, the crew look towards their comrades for rescue. In their attempt to escape, their aircraft is struck by enemy fire from a Japanese surface ship. The task force plans on springing a trap on the enemy, and the ensuing Battle of Midway turns out to be a pivotal turning point of the Pacific war.ĭuring the battle, a two-man Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber crew consisting of pilot Ensign Norman Vandivier and S1 (Radioman) Lee Keaney from the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier are in the first wave of dive bombers attacking and sinking a Japanese carrier. ![]() In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States Navy carrier group is positioned off the coast of Midway Atoll, the home of Naval Air Facility Midway Island. The screenplay of Dauntless: The Battle of Midway was written by Adam Klein and based on an original story by Phillips.īy June 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy has met with spectacular success at the attack on Pearl Harbor and has swept across the Pacific, conquering vast areas. The film was written, directed and produced by Mike Phillips. The theme of the film combines war and aviation film genres. Adrift as the working title) is a 2019 action film based on a true story of United States Navy aviators at the Battle of Midway. $2,767,967 (estimated DVD and Blu-ray sales) ĭauntless: The Battle of Midway (a.k.a. ![]()
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